Narrative:
Crashed following engine failure.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "On account of the inclined attitude of the plane at the critical period during a steep turn of some duration, the port engine very likely became starved of fuel, as it was being fed from the port main tank which unlike the starboard which had more than adequate supply, at the time contained only about 18 gallons of petrol, a quantity inadequate to feed the engine in that position."
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 30 April 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Deccan Airways |
| Registration: | VT-AUN |
| MSN: | 13405 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Delhi-Safdarjung Airport ( India)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Madras Airport (MAA/VOMM), India |
| Delhi-Safdarjung Airport (VIDD), India |
Crashed following engine failure.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "On account of the inclined attitude of the plane at the critical period during a steep turn of some duration, the port engine very likely became starved of fuel, as it was being fed from the port main tank which unlike the starboard which had more than adequate supply, at the time contained only about 18 gallons of petrol, a quantity inadequate to feed the engine in that position."
Sources:
» Volkskrant 01.05.1952 (p.3)Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Madras Airport to Delhi-Safdarjung Airport as the crow flies is 1751 km (1094 miles).
Distance from Madras Airport to Delhi-Safdarjung Airport as the crow flies is 1751 km (1094 miles).
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